China

Being one of the earliest copper production bases of modern China, Tongling Nonferrous Metals (Group) Co., Ltd. began production in Feb of 1952. It has now become one of China's key production enterprises and is one of the largest industry groups in Anhui province. Its main businesses include mining, smelting and metals processing with total assets of 10 billion RMB Yuan and annual sales revenues up to 6.7 billion RMB Yuan for 2001. It presently produces around 320 categories of products covering nonferrous metals, raw materials, chemicals, machinery and electronics, constructional materials and engineering, and products for light industry. Some 240,000 tons of copper cathodes, one of its main products, were smelted in 2001. The capacity of its blister copper and copper cathode reached the top ten of the nation.

Modern enterprise systems and large-scale reforms were introduced in the construction of Anqing Copper Mine, one of the major mines of Tongling Non-ferrous Metals (Group) Co., Ltd.